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Finance/Insurance: FREDRICK D. ‘FRED’ SCHAUFELD
After graduating from Lehigh University in 1981, Schaufeld took a job selling extended warranties to auto dealers. When he learned his employer hadn’t actually taken out policies on all his clients, Schaufeld went into business for himself, working directly with the insurance company and dealers. That adventure led to Schaufeld launching N.E.W. Customer Services Companies […]
Finance/Insurance: JAMES SCHENCK
Schenck learned to fly as a teen, flew Black Hawk helicopters in the Army and remains an avid pilot today. “All the normal decisions I have to make on a daily basis, they’re in the background,” Schenck says of flying in a video for PenFed, where he’s worked since 2001. Whether it’s taking time to […]
Finance/Insurance: ALBERTO SCHIAVON
Not to be confused with the Italian Olympic snowboarder, Schiavon has led Elephant Auto Insurance since 2017. As a student at the University of Padova in his native Italy, Schiavon studied engineering. Unfortunately, he graduated in 2007 during the Great Recession, he told Authority magazine, at a time when seemingly no one needed another engineer. […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: LT. GEN. JAMES B. LASTER (USMC, RET.)
During the pandemic, Laster says, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation learned how to make remote work successful and initiated a drive-thru concept that has made toy and book distribution more efficient for the nonprofit. Toys for Tots isn’t just a Christmastime charity. It distributes more than 1 million toys and games to needy children […]
Professional Services: JULIE SWEET
Sweet became global CEO of Accenture in 2019 and assumed chairmanship of the Fortune Global 500 professional services company in September 2021. Previously, she served as CEO of Accenture’s business in North America, the company’s largest geographic market. Before that position, she was Accenture’s general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for five years. Before […]
Real Estate: JULIAN G. FRANCIS
In 2019, Francis joined Beacon, a publicly traded Fortune 500 distributor of roofing material and complementary building products. Before that, the United Kingdom native was president of the insulation business at Owens Corning, a provider of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composite materials. He also served as vice president and general manager for Owens Corning’s residential […]
Real Estate: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON
Johnson closes deals in the mid-Atlantic region for commercial real estate company JLL and its offices in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In February, JLL announced it was moving its Northern Virginia office from Vienna to McLean, on Tysons Boulevard. Johnson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international development […]
Economic Development: LEONARD SLEDGE
During the pandemic, Sledge has logged many hours on Zoom, working with Richmond City Council members, developers and other stakeholders on several massive projects. One of the biggest is the Diamond District redevelopment project, which is heading toward a council vote this year and would include a new baseball stadium and mixed-use neighborhood connecting formerly […]
Living Legends: J. ROBERT ‘BOB’ MOONEY
Mooney double-majored in accounting and art history at William & Mary. He’s split his adult life similarly, investing energy in both business and being an arts patron. Mooney’s professional résumé includes more than two decades working for what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as well as time at Ethyl Corp., where he was chief financial officer. […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: DELBERT PARKS
As the world faces a semiconductor chip shortage, Micron leadership has urged support for billions of dollars to expand domestic production. Parks joined Micron in January 2021 to oversee its Manassas manufacturing lab. A 2019 expansion of the facility remains the largest economic deal in state history, with more than $3 billion in investments and […]
